Policymaking across the Separation of Powers

• In Event: Influence and Power in American Bureaucracies

Brief Overview

Despite Congress’ Article I powers, challenges within and outside of Congress prevent lawmakers from achieving policy outcomes. This paper examines lawmakers’ strategies for controlling policy outcomes through formal and informal channels.

Authors

• Erinn Kay Lauterbach, University of Virginia

• Melinda N. Ritchie, The Ohio State University